Combined Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama
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Summary of Combined Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) Release Notes for Upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama
This consolidated release note covers all significant updates, new features, changes, deprecations, and activation information for ServiceNow's Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) product from the Xanadu release through to Yokohama (including Yokohama Patch 6). It is designed to assist ServiceNow customers in preparing for and understanding the impact of upgrading to Yokohama, highlighting enhancements that improve IT-business alignment, portfolio management, and modeling capabilities.
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Key Features
- Enterprise Modeling and Visualization: Introduced in Xanadu with continued enhancements through Yokohama, this functionality enables creation of diagrams for application hierarchies, business capability maps, and business process maps using standard shapes including ArchiMate. It supports associating diagrams with architectural artifacts, workflow-based approvals, sharing with defined access, and initiating modeling directly from Unified maps. New capabilities include searching and reorganizing shape libraries, rotating general shapes, and adding custom shapes.
- Technology Portfolio Enhancements: The Technology Portfolio section was restructured to include TRM catalog, technical debt, TPM lifecycles, risk, and audit pages. Features enable viewing and managing digital integrations, interfaces, credentials, and provider companies, along with support for all CMDB configuration items including docker containers and serverless hardware.
- Portfolio Section Restructuring: The portfolio structure was expanded to include detailed business architecture elements (such as business units, goals, value streams), application portfolio components, information portfolio, architectural artifacts, and technology reference models, among others, alongside personalized 'My' views for users.
- Application Rationalization Enhancements (Yokohama Patch 6): Added fiscal period filtering, technical debt indicator visualization, export options for application rationalization data, and exclusion of retired or end-of-life applications from bubble charts to improve analysis and stakeholder communication.
- Architectural Decision Record (ADR) Support: Added the ability to create, update, tag, and request approvals for ADR artifacts, facilitating alignment of architectural decisions with business requirements. Multiple pages per ADR and versioning are supported.
- Integration Improvements: Ability to create relationships between digital interfaces and CMDB APIs, track API usage across digital integrations, and identify deployment environments.
- Enterprise Architecture Workspace Enhancements: New widgets for total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, scoring regeneration for applications and capabilities, and read-only access role for business stakeholders to enable broader visibility without edit rights.
- Data Certification Migration: Certification data is now stored and retrieved using the CMDB Data Management Task Control table, with guidance provided for migrating legacy certification schedules.
- TPM Logs and Job Management: Logs for Technology Portfolio Management are now accessible in Setup, with a restart button for stuck scheduled jobs to maintain operational continuity.
Changes and Deprecations
- No functional removals or changes were introduced between Xanadu and Yokohama releases.
- Xanadu marked deprecation of several legacy Application Portfolio Management modules, removing navigation links from the All menu for new customers but maintaining availability within the Enterprise Architecture Workspace. Customers are encouraged to transition to the Workspace for these features.
Activation and Additional Information
- Enterprise Architecture requires separate subscription activation via the Enterprise Architecture (com.snc.apm) plugin.
- No new browser, localization, or accessibility requirements or changes were noted for these releases.
Practical Implications for ServiceNow Customers
Upgrading to Yokohama enables customers to leverage advanced enterprise modeling tools aligned with business strategy, enhanced portfolio management and rationalization capabilities, and better integration with CMDB and digital interfaces. The improved visualization, scoring, and certification features support informed decision-making and streamlined IT governance. Customers should plan to migrate legacy certification data and transition from deprecated modules to the Enterprise Architecture Workspace to optimize their use of the product.
Consolidated page of all release notes for Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) from Xanadu to Yokohama.
How to use this page
To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu to Yokohama.
Important information for upgrading Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) to Yokohama
Before you upgrade to Yokohama, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
No updates for this release. |
Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
New features
Between your current release family and Yokohama, new features were introduced for Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management).
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
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Yokohama |
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Changes
Between your current release family and Yokohama, some changes were made to existing Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) features.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
No updates for this release. |
Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Removed
Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) features or functionality were removed.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
No updates for this release. |
Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Deprecations
Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) features or functionality were deprecated.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
Starting with the Xanadu release, some modules are deprecated from Enterprise Architecture (formerly known as Application Portfolio Management). The navigation links to the deprecated modules are removed from the All menu. If you’re an existing customer, you can continue to use these navigation links. However,
if you’re a new activation customer, navigation to these modules using the navigation links from the All menu won’t be available. All the deprecated modules are available within the Enterprise Architecture Workspace. You’re encouraged to use the Enterprise Architecture Workspace to leverage those features and functionalities. The deprecated modules are:
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Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Activation information
Review information on how to activate Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management).
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) is available with activation of the Enterprise Architecture (com.snc.apm), which requires a separate subscription. For details, see Enterprise Architecture. |
Yokohama |
Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) is available with activation of the Enterprise Architecture (com.snc.apm), which requires a separate subscription. For details, see Enterprise Architecture. |
Additional requirements
If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) we have noted them here.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
No updates for this release. |
Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Browser requirements
If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) we have noted them here.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
No updates for this release. |
Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Accessibility information
Review details on accessibility information for Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management), such as specific requirements or compliance levels.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
No updates for this release. |
Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Localization information
If there are specific localization considerations for Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) we have noted them here.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
No updates for this release. |
Yokohama |
No updates for this release. |
Highlight information
If there are specific highlight considerations for Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management) we have noted them here.
| Release | Release notes |
|---|---|
Xanadu |
See Enterprise Architecture for more information. |
Yokohama |
Yokohama Patch 6
Yokohama General Availability
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